After a particularly active morning with my toddler, I feel like I've wrangled a crocodile.
This kid is busy, he's fast, he's strong, and he's loud! It's a real challenge to get through our homeschooling work with all the antics he creates! I love him to pieces but boy, does that kid wear me out! The nice thing is that because he's so active, he also wears himself out. Every day after lunch, I wrestle him up the stairs to his room, read him a story and tuck him into bed. He snuggles up with his { Read more... }

My kids are getting a kick out of the fact that I'm writing a series on chores. Chores are a big deal in our house. We clean for about 10 minutes in the morning and maybe another 20 or 30 in the afternoon. When 3 or 4 people work diligently for this amount of time, a lot of work gets done! Shh – don't tell, but I think they are secretly proud they are trusted with so much important work.
Attitude is key
If you want your kids to cheerfully help out around the house, you must consider attitudes: { Read more... }

I have 4 boys. My husband's job requires that he travel at times. During my last pregnancy, I was terrified of getting sick while he was away and not being able to run the household. I do a ton of cooking and the thought of having no strength to cook or have the kitchen turn into a disaster area was a frightening thought for me. { Read more... }

Do you feel like you are the only one in your house who does any chores?
Does it seem that there are just not enough hours in the day to keep up with the laundry?
Do your kids make mess after mess?
It doesn't have to be this way.
In this series on teaching your kids to do chores, I'll show you how we do this at our home.
Why Teaching Your Kids to do Chores is Like Paying Your Mortgage
Two Critical Reasons Kids Should Learn to do Chores
How to End Complaining Over Chores { Read more... }

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